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Robert M. Kacmarek

Robert M. Kacmarek

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Medicine

D-Index
77
Citations
20601
World Ranking
18476
National Ranking
9212

Overview

Robert M. Kacmarek was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with specific attention to Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Other areas of study included Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and Epidemiology.

The scientist authored multiple papers addressing clinical and critical care topics, often related to respiratory support mechanisms. Notable publications included:

  • Awake prone positioning does not reduce the risk of intubation in COVID-19 treated with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy: a multicenter, adjusted cohort study (2020, Critical Care)
  • Ventilator Sharing during an Acute Shortage Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)
  • High Concentrations of Nitric Oxide Inhalation Therapy in Pregnant Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2020, Obstetrics and Gynecology)
  • Intensive care unit nurses living through COVID-19: A qualitative study (2021, Journal of Nursing Management)
  • Ventilatory Mechanics in the Patient with Obesity (2020, Anesthesiology)

Their frequent coauthors included Lorenzo Berra, Jesús Villar, Bijan Safaee Fakhr, Riccardo Pinciroli, and Caio C. A. Morais. The scientist published extensively in several journals, with recurring contributions to the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Care, Critical Care Explorations, Critical Care Medicine, and Critical Care.

Main topics covered in their work were:

  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

Throughout their career, Robert M. Kacmarek contributed to various aspects of critical care medicine, particularly focusing on mechanical ventilation and respiratory therapies within intensive care settings. Their work spanned pandemic-era challenges as well as foundational respiratory care research.

Best Publications

  • Reversibility of lung collapse and hypoxemia in early acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    João B. Borges;Valdelis N. Okamoto;Gustavo F. J. Matos;Maria P. R. Caramez

  • A high positive end-expiratory pressure, low tidal volume ventilatory strategy improves outcome in persistent acute respiratory distress syndrome: a randomized, controlled trial.

    Jesús Villar;Robert M. Kacmarek;Lina Pérez-Méndez;Armando Aguirre-Jaime

  • The ALIEN study: incidence and outcome of acute respiratory distress syndrome in the era of lung protective ventilation

    Jesús Villar;Jesús Blanco;José Manuel Añón;Antonio Santos-Bouza

  • Intensive care unit quality improvement: a "how-to" guide for the interdisciplinary team.

    J. Randall Curtis;Deborah J. Cook;Richard J. Wall;Derek C. Angus

  • Asynchronies during mechanical ventilation are associated with mortality.

    Lluís Blanch;Ana Villagra;Bernat Sales;Jaume Montanya

  • An early PEEP/FIO2 trial identifies different degrees of lung injury in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Jesús Villar;Lina Pérez-Méndez;José López;Javier Belda

  • Prolonged inhalation of low concentrations of nitric oxide in patients with severe adult respiratory distress syndrome. Effects on pulmonary hemodynamics and oxygenation.

    Luca M. Bigatello;William E. Hurford;Robert M. Kacmarek;Jesse D. Roberts

  • Medication Nebulizer Performance: Effects Of Diluent Volume, Nebulizer Flow, and Nebulizer Brand

    Dean Hess;Daniel Fisher;Purris Williams;Sharon Pooler

  • Hemodynamic effects of inhaled nitric oxide in heart failure

    Marc J. Semigran;Barbara A. Cockrill;Robert Kacmarek;B.Taylor Thompson

  • Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in critical and palliative care settings: understanding the goals of therapy.

    J. Randall Curtis;Deborah J. Cook;Tasnim Sinuff;Douglas B. White

  • Open Lung Approach for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial

    Robert M. Kacmarek;Jesús Villar;Demet Sulemanji;Raquel Montiel

  • Mechanical Ventilation Beyond the Intensive Care Unit: Report of a Consensus Conference of the American College of Chest Physicians

    Barry J. Make;Nicholas S. Hill;Allen I. Goldberg;John R. Bach

  • Current definitions of acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome do not reflect their true severity and outcome.

    Jesus Villar;L. Pérez-Méndez;R. M. Kacmarek

  • Current incidence and outcome of the acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Jesús Villar;Jesús Blanco;Robert M. Kacmarek

  • The acute respiratory distress syndrome: incidence and mortality, has it changed?

    Jesús Villar;Demet Sulemanji;Robert M. Kacmarek

  • Screening of ARDS patients using standardized ventilator settings: influence on enrollment in a clinical trial

    Niall D. Ferguson;Robert M. Kacmarek;Jean-Daniel Chiche;Jeffrey M. Singh

  • Inhaled nitric oxide. A bronchodilator in mild asthmatics with methacholine-induced bronchospasm.

    R M Kacmarek;R Ripple;B A Cockrill;K J Bloch

  • Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation reverses acute respiratory failure in select "do-not-intubate" patients.

    Guilherme Schettino;Neila Altobelli;Robert M. Kacmarek

  • Partial liquid ventilation in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Robert M. Kacmarek;Herbert P. Wiedemann;Philip T. Lavin;Mark K. Wedel

  • Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care

    Robert L. Wilkins;James K. Stoller;Robert M. Kacmarek;Donald F. Egan

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur S. Slutsky
Arthur S. Slutsky University of Toronto
Warren M. Zapol
Warren M. Zapol Harvard University
Paolo Pelosi
Paolo Pelosi University of Genoa
Stefano Gianni
Stefano Gianni Sapienza University of Rome
Atul Malhotra
Atul Malhotra University of California, San Diego
James K. Stoller
James K. Stoller Cleveland Clinic
Daniel S. Fisher
Daniel S. Fisher Stanford University
Nicholas S. Hill
Nicholas S. Hill Tufts Medical Center
Niall D. Ferguson
Niall D. Ferguson University of Toronto
B. Taylor Thompson
B. Taylor Thompson Harvard University

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